Month: February 2021

PASADENA, Calif. – As part of Pasadena Public Library’s Black History Month celebration, author Donzaleigh Abernathy, an American actress, author and civil rights activist, will discuss her book, Partners to History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Zoom. To participate sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=3755 The book is a tribute and testament to the courage, strength and endurance of Martin Luther King, Ralph David Abernathy,... continue reading »"Partners to History: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement by Donzaleigh Abernathy"

PASADENA, Calif. – As part of Pasadena Public Library’s Black History Month celebration, author Gayle Jessup White, a descendant of Founding Father and Third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson and two of the families he enslaved will discuss her decades-long journey tracing her family’s oral tradition connecting her to Jefferson on Friday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. on Zoom. Sponsored by the Hastings Branch Library Associates. To attend, sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=3754. Monticello, once the home of Jefferson... continue reading »"An American Journey – A Legacy of Freedom and Slavery"

PASADENA, Calif. – Pasadena Public Library is celebrating Black History Month with a Jungle Drum Circle performance for families by Chazz Ross, drawing on 40 years of experience in African music and dance, Monday, Feb. 22 at 2:00 p.m. on Zoom. Enjoy an amazing percussion show with African Djembe drums and learn about their history. To attend, sign up at https://pasadena.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?eventid=3759. For more information, contact Illyanna Logan at ilogan@cityofpasadena.net.